Cogmed School White Paper

Working hard or working memory?

Taking learning capacity into consideration in the classroom.

"Meet Philip, a typical academic underdog. This 11-year-old loves to play basketball, has many friends and a lot of energy. While he excels at everything in the physical domain, he just has the hardest time with most of his school work. He is likely being held back by his (to a large degree genetically predetermined) cognitive functioning. That doesn't mean that he isn't smart, it just means that something is holding him back."

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